A favorite sociology professor of mine. Her first job after grad school was with the RAND Corporation. Her first assignment was to measure the effectiveness of the DARE program. She did her job, and found that DARE was slightly effective for 8th grade boys, no other group. Her bosses thanked her, paid her, and shelved her findings because the Reagan administration didn't want to hear it.
DARE was around during bush Jr's administration too.
I don't want kids doing drugs, but just telling them not to do it isn't going to help anything. Just like age verification for porn sites, leave it up to the parents, make the parents responsible for it
And obviously some drugs are way worse than others, like meth, crack and fent being way worse than pot. But even pot can cause genuine mental issues if you do it too much. Boomers from both sides of the isle are just use fear and ignorance for compliance. Actually educating kids about what kinds of shit will happen to you if you do drugs would've been way more effective at keeping people sober
Giving children something to do and talking to them at eye level is the most effective at preventing drug abuse. If a child has hobbies they enjoy they are a lot less likely to develop a drug addiction as they don't need the dopamine from drugs
It has been scientifically proven that children who have a wide range of activities in their area are a lot less likely to develop substance addictions. It is very nice to know but also depressing to see what is actually done in most places. I think Zürich was it that has a well working drug policy.
leave it up to the parents, make the parents responsible for it
Just like how leaving recycling up to the individual has absolutely solved the problem of pollution and waste and abstinence-only education solved the issue of abortion.
Respectfully, I disagree. It's good to educate young people, even if it's not 100% effective.
The real failing regarding drugs in this country was criminalizing marijuana so a handful of people could get vulgarly rich running private prisons and selling slave labor.
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ThatGuyNamedZeus@feddit.org · 6 pts · 15d
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SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 15d
A favorite sociology professor of mine. Her first job after grad school was with the RAND Corporation. Her first assignment was to measure the effectiveness of the DARE program. She did her job, and found that DARE was slightly effective for 8th grade boys, no other group. Her bosses thanked her, paid her, and shelved her findings because the Reagan administration didn't want to hear it.
ThatGuyNamedZeus@feddit.org · 3 pts · 15d
DARE was around during bush Jr's administration too.
I don't want kids doing drugs, but just telling them not to do it isn't going to help anything. Just like age verification for porn sites, leave it up to the parents, make the parents responsible for it
And obviously some drugs are way worse than others, like meth, crack and fent being way worse than pot. But even pot can cause genuine mental issues if you do it too much. Boomers from both sides of the isle are just use fear and ignorance for compliance. Actually educating kids about what kinds of shit will happen to you if you do drugs would've been way more effective at keeping people sober
Micromot@piefed.social · 5 pts · 15d
Giving children something to do and talking to them at eye level is the most effective at preventing drug abuse. If a child has hobbies they enjoy they are a lot less likely to develop a drug addiction as they don't need the dopamine from drugs
FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 15d
You make a really good point.
Micromot@piefed.social · 3 pts · 15d
It has been scientifically proven that children who have a wide range of activities in their area are a lot less likely to develop substance addictions. It is very nice to know but also depressing to see what is actually done in most places. I think Zürich was it that has a well working drug policy.
Interesting read about the topic(in German): https://stefanakweichelt.substack.com/p/willkommen-in-zombieland
MousePotatoDoesStuff@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 14d
Makes sense, and reminds me of Rat Park:
https://www.stuartmcmillen.com/comic/rat-park/#page-1
FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 15d
Just like how leaving recycling up to the individual has absolutely solved the problem of pollution and waste and abstinence-only education solved the issue of abortion.
Respectfully, I disagree. It's good to educate young people, even if it's not 100% effective.
The real failing regarding drugs in this country was criminalizing marijuana so a handful of people could get vulgarly rich running private prisons and selling slave labor.
PNW_Doug@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 15d
https://youtu.be/3scQ0wq5zLE?is=ImY8T-Pmu-7j2Bh1
I can’t add anything funnier than this old bit.
muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 14d
Seems happy. I want to be happy.
-injects the evil catnip-
boobookittyfrick@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 14d
qyron@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 14d
The little seems to be having a life changing revelation. Or staring into the abyss. Maybe both.
Does the aftermath results in tenderness and asking for attention or violence and menaces?
undefinedTruth@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 14d
Ok, now what about silvervine?